One of the projects we have the good fortune to be a part of is the adaptive reuse of a mid-century retail building into Servis 1st Bank’s latest branch location. Servis 1st happens to be our own bank which brings a rare and welcomed full circle moment to providing architectural services. Some of our other favorite aspects of this downtown Summerville project include:
Servis 1st’s reinvestment in the Town of Summerville’s historic downtown fabric by giving a vacant corner building a new activated chapter.
Leveraging the existing road and utility infrastructure.
Reuse of an existing building thus preventing demolition and sending building materials to landfills.
Receiving support from the Town of Summerville’s Design Review Board on the proposed design improvements.
The existing building at the corner of North Cedar and W. 3rd North Street in downtown Summerville was previously used as a multi-tenant retail building primarily addressing North Cedar street. To increase the visibility and welcome customers, a corner porch element was added along with additional windows to provide natural light and align with the programmatic use. Aesthetically, the exterior improvements take cues from the building’s mid-century vintage. Vertical slat installations for sun screening and a fresh coat of paint round out the exterior changes.
General Contractor: Harbor Contracting
Site Planning: Bowman Engineering
Structural Engineering: ADC Engineering
MPE Engineering: Charleston Engineering
Architecture + Interiors: Rush Dixon Architects